In a bid to curb the spread of the Corona-virus which started in China some weeks ago, The British Government has directed its airways to suspend all flights to and from China owing to the deadly virus. Speaking on the necessity to bar all journeys, The British Airways in a brief statement said it had suspended all its flights …
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Information in German, English and Chinese languages about the Novel Coronavirus 2019-nCoV are on display at the Tegel airport in Berlin on January 26, 2020. A virus similar to the SARS pathogen has claimed 56 lives since emerging in a market in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, and spread around the world. Germany’s first …
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Seven suspected cases of Lassa fever have been recorded in Gombe State, the state Commissioner for Health, Dr Ahmed Gana, has disclosed. Gana made this disclosure in Gombe on Tuesday while briefing newsmen on the outbreak and spread of the disease in the country. He said out of the seven suspected cases, two were confirmed …
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Olufemi Atoyebi, Abuja The Nigeria Medical Association has called on the Federal Government to treat the deadly coronavirus like the Ebola virus to stop its transmission to Nigeria from China and other countries where it has reached. The call came on the backdrop of the fact that a sizeable number of Nigerians involved in business …
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Drugs are poisons and they have side effects, while they carry out all the intended effects. So, ordinarily, mothers shouldn’t give drugs for teething. However, if the symptoms become worrisome, they may just give over-the-counter paracetamol and prescribed paediatric doses. We have once managed a six-month-old child whose mother gave a very high dose of …
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Dr Nnaemeka Omeje is a Consultant Paediatrician, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State. He speaks with ALEXANDER OKERE on teething, a natural occurrence in babies that could lead to problems if not well-managed What is teething? Teething is a process by which teeth erupt or break through the gum and appear on the surface. While …
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Adamawa State Government on Monday confirmed four suspected cases of Lassa fever in the state. The state Director, Public Health, Dr Bwalki Dilli, confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria in Yola. Dilli, however, said the four cases are still being diagnosed. “The patients were admitted at the state treatment centre located at Federal Medical …
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